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LOT 2297
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Headdress
20TH CENTURY A.D.
13 3/8 in. (870 grams, 34 cm high).
Formed as a tiered cap with applied gilt plaques and vajra (thunderbolt sceptre) crest; applied repoussé frame to the open face with Buddha-figures and inset cabochon studs.
ProvenanceEx North West London, UK, collection, 1990-2000.
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